Cao Qiuping came to Xun Yu and knelt down in front of him, and said, "The slave family sees the adult!" ”

Xun You said: "Miss Cao, this military advisor asked you, the person lying over there, but your father?" ”

"That's right," Cao Qiuping replied affirmatively, "it is the father of the slave family." ”

Xun You turned his gaze to Cao Sixteen and the others who were kneeling aside, and then asked: "This military division asks you again, are these people behind you from Cao Fuzhong?" ”

Cao Qiuping turned her head to look at it, then nodded vigorously, and said, "That's right, they are all servants of the slave family, and the person headed by them is called Cao Sixteen." ”

Seeing that Cao Qiuping admitted that these people were his domestic servants, and the information was in line with what Cao Sixteen said, Xun You waved his hand at the soldiers who were holding swords, signaling them to step aside. In order not to delay the army's journey, Xun You took the initiative to say to Zhao Yun: "General Zhao, you might as well take the army to the front and set up camp, leave me a song of soldiers and horses, and after dealing with the matters here, this army division will go to the barracks." ”

Zhao Yun did not object to Xun You's proposal, after all, he had just repelled the Yellow Turban Thieves, and there might be their stragglers nearby, if he took it lightly, he might be attacked by them, so he left Xun You with an elite cavalry, and then led the army forward. And Tai Shici, who was originally on the side, saw the reunion of the Cao family's father and daughter, and felt sincerely happy for Cao Qiuping in his heart, and he felt that he couldn't interfere in the next matter, so he turned his horse and followed Zhao Yun's army to the barracks.

"Let's talk about it," Xun You waited for the army to go away, and then asked Cao Sixteen: "From Caojiazhuang to here, the distance should not be close, why hasn't Master Cao woken up until now?" ”

Hearing Xun You's question, Cao Sixteen smiled bitterly and said: "If you go back to your lordship, from Caojiazhuang to the county seat, it is about twenty miles. The villain was in a hurry at the time, and his hand may have been a little heavier, so that my master has not woken up yet. ”

Cao Qiuping only knew at this moment that the reason why her father was unconscious turned out to be Cao Sixteen's masterpiece. She kneeled in front of Cao Sixteen, grabbed his clothes, and asked excitedly: "Cao Sixteen, my Cao family is not thin on you, why do you want to be so cruel to my father?" ”

"Miss, you misunderstood." Cao Sixteen didn't defend himself, but a subordinate next to him took the initiative to explain the reason to Cao Qiuping: "If it weren't for Sixteen Lang, I'm afraid we would have died at the hands of the Yellow Turban Thief." ”

When Cao Qiuping heard what his subordinates said, she knew that she was wrong to blame Cao Sixteen, so she quickly let go of her hand and asked Cao Sixteen curiously: "Sixteen Lang, what the hell is going on?" Hurry up and tell the slave family. ”

"Miss, the villain has been paying attention to the movements in the vicinity since he heard you talk about the naked corpse." Cao 16 hurriedly replied: "Today, I met a common man who escaped from the north outside the village, and he said that there were tens of thousands of yellow turban thieves who were coming in the direction where our Zhuangzi was. When the villain heard about it, he immediately returned to Zhuangzi to report to the master. Who knew that Master Zhou was also there at that time, and he actually said that the villain was spreading rumors, and there could be no yellow turban thief. The villain was worried that the old man was in danger, so he knocked him unconscious, and ran out with him on his ......"

When Xun You listened to Cao Sixteen's story, he looked at his burly figure, and then looked at Cao Man, who was lying on the ground, a little fat, and secretly thought that this Sixteen Lang's strength was quite large, and he actually carried his master for more than ten or twenty miles, and he was not tired of lying down. However, when he heard Cao Sixteen's mention of the naked corpse qi, his eyebrows couldn't help but rise.

It stands to reason that the Cao father and daughter are reunited, and then they should go back to the city to his family's courtyard. Who knew that after Cao Qiuping listened to Cao Liu'er and others, she suddenly made a request to Xun You: "My lord, the slave family wants to go back to Zhuangzi to have a look, I wonder if the adult can send someone to escort the slave family?" ”

"There must be a lot of yellow turban thieves in Caojiazhuang." Xun You said with some hesitation about Cao Qiuping's request: "It's better to return to Caojiazhuang in two days, after the army has cleared the remnants of the Yellow Turban near the county seat." ”

"Your Excellency." Seeing that Xun You did not agree to his request, Cao Qiuping said a little anxiously: "There are many good sisters in the slave family, and it is estimated that they have not had time to escape from Zhuangzi, maybe they can rush back now, and maybe they can save them in time." ”

Xun You originally wanted to refuse Cao Qiuping's request, but after thinking about it, he remembered the red corpse qi that Cao Sixteen had mentioned, and in order to find out what was going on, he said with some hesitation: "Miss Cao wants to go back to Zhuangzi to have a look, but this military division can personally escort it." But if you are a weak woman, you may not be able to ride a horse, but you will need to prepare a carriage. ”

"My lord, there is no need to prepare a carriage." After Cao Qiuping waited for Xun You to finish speaking, he immediately replied: "The slave family has been skilled in bowing and riding horses since childhood, and it is natural that horseback riding is not a problem. ”

Hearing that Cao Qiuping could ride a horse, Xun You was not surprised at all, after all, there was a female general named Xiahou Yun in Jizhou, and she was also skilled in arching horses, so she hurriedly ordered a knight to give up his mount.

Cao Qiuping turned over and ordered Cao Sixteen: "Sixteen Lang, go to the car and get the slave's blade." ”

Before the two incense sticks, Cao Qiuping heard from the soldiers in the army that she had caught a few yellow turban thieves in front of her, so she asked Mrs. Cao to sit in the carriage and wait, and she went to see what was going on alone, but who knew that it was her father and a group of subordinates. Because she was so emotional, and Xun You kept asking questions, she forgot to send someone to inform Mrs. Cao of the news.

Cao Sixteen hurriedly rushed to the location where Mrs. Cao's carriage was, and Cao Fu, an old family member guarding outside the car, couldn't help but ask emotionally when he saw Cao Sixteen: "Isn't this Sixteen Lang?" I don't know where the master is now? ”

"Uncle Fu," Cao Sixteen saluted Cao Fu and replied respectfully, "Before the Yellow Turban Thieves rushed into Zhuangzi, I escaped with my lord and several family members on my shoulders. Now the old man is safe and sound, and Miss He is in front. ”

Knowing that his master was still alive, Cao Fu couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly said to the carriage with the curtain draped: "Madam, Daxi, the master is still alive, and now he is talking to the young lady in front." ”

"What, the lord is still alive?" When Mrs. Cao heard the news, she suddenly lifted the curtain and asked with a look of surprise, "Is this all true?" ”

"The villain sees the lady." Seeing Mrs. Cao emerging from the carriage, Cao Sixteen hurriedly saluted her and said respectfully: "The villain had already rescued the old man before the Yellow Turban Thief rushed into Zhuangzi. But ......"

Seeing that Cao Sixteen wanted to speak and stopped, Mrs. Cao was anxious: "But what? Sixteen Lang, you should hurry up. ”

"When the villain reported to the master, it happened that Master Zhou was also present, and when he heard the villain say that the yellow turban thieves were attacking, he actually scoffed, saying that the villain colluded with Miss to deceive the master." Cao Sixteen said cautiously: "Seeing that the situation was not good, the villain hurriedly knocked out the master and escaped from Zhuangzi with him. may be in a hurry, and the attack is too heavy, so that the master has not woken up until now. ”

After Mrs. Cao heard what Cao Sixteen said, she didn't care about blaming him, and hurriedly urged: "Hurry up and take me to the master." ”

After arriving at the location of Xun You and Cao Qiuping, Mrs. Cao saw Cao Man lying on the side of the road, hurriedly got out of the car, and instructed Cao Fu: "Cao Fu, hurry up and carry the master into the car." ”

It wasn't until everyone lifted Cao Man into the carriage that Mrs. Cao saw Cao Qiuping riding on a horse, carrying a treasure carving bow behind her and holding a spear in her hand, and couldn't help but ask in a panic: "Ping'er, what are you going to do?" ”

"Mother, I'm going back to Zhuangzi to see, there are still a few sisters there who haven't escaped."

"No, no." Hearing that her daughter was going back to Zhuangzi, Mrs. Cao hurriedly objected, saying, "It's too dangerous to go there." Even if you want to go, you have to wait until the officers and soldiers have repelled the Yellow Turban thieves before going back. ”

"Mother, if we go back now, we may be able to rescue a lot of people from Zhuangzi." Cao Qiuping saw that his mother was opposed to returning to Zhuangzi, so he hurriedly explained to him: "The officers and soldiers must first clear the Yellow Turban thieves around the county seat before they can send troops to our Zhuangzi, and then it will be too late." ”

When Mrs. Cao heard Cao Qiuping say this, she knew that even if she persuaded her, she would not be able to make her change her mind, so she could only say helplessly: "Ping'er, since this is the case, you have to be more careful." ”

Xun You saw that Cao Qiuping was ready to go, so he called a military commander and said to him: "You lead these people into the city, and by the way, tell General Zhao that this army division has taken people to Caojiazhuang." ”

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Cao Qiuping, as a guide, walked in front of the soldiers and horses.

Xun You walked side by side with her and asked curiously: "Miss Cao, I heard from your family that you guessed it based on the celestial phenomena a few days before the Yellow Turban Thieves attacked. I don't know if there is such a thing? ”

Regarding Xun You's question, Cao Qiuping did not deny it, she nodded and said, "That's right." The slave family saw the naked corpse qi that appeared in the sky based on the skills taught by the family teacher. It is said that this qi is also known as spilling blood in the book of war, covering the country and destroying the country, covering the army and defeating the city, covering the city, and covering the place, within seven days, there will be a big sword and soldiers, and the lives will be ruined. ”

When Xun You heard this, he couldn't help but gasp, and asked rhetorically: "Dare to ask Miss Cao, I don't know who you studied with?" ”

"When I was young, there was a Taoist who taught the slave family some skills in managing the heavens." Cao Qiuping said with some hesitation: "When he left, my father asked him for his name, and he only said that his name was Zuo Ci. ”

"It turned out to be Zuo Ci." Xun You bowed his head slightly, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be him, no wonder!" ”

Cao Qiuping looked at Xun Yu and asked curiously, "Lord Xun doesn't recognize the family teacher?" ”

Xun You nodded and replied, "There was once a relationship, but there was no deep friendship. ”

Cao Qiuping wanted to ask something more, but she heard a rapid sound of horses' hooves in front of her, and she looked in the direction where the sound came from, and it turned out to be a horse sent by Xun You in the direction of Caojiazhuang. Seeing Tanma coming back, Cao Qiuping's heart couldn't help but raise her throat, she was anxious to know the situation in the village, but she was afraid to know the current situation in the village.

Just when the heavens and humans were fighting in her heart, she only heard Tanma report to Xun Youyu: "Qiyu military division, the villain arrived near Caojiazhuang and found that half of the Zhuangzi was on fire, and the corpses outside the village were all over the field......"

After Xun You waited for Tanma to finish speaking, he asked again: "I don't know how many yellow turban thieves there are in the village?" ”

Tanma hesitated for a moment, then replied, "According to the villain's observations, there are no less than five thousand. ”

"Five thousand?!" Hearing Tanma say this, Xun You couldn't help but smile bitterly, he only had five hundred people under his command, and if he had to deal with other people's five thousand people, he might not have any chance of winning. He called the military marquis who accompanied him and asked, "Marquis, did you hear me?" Tanma reported that there were no more than 5,000 people in Zhuangzi. You see, are we going to move on, or are we going to turn around and go back to the drums? ”

"If you go back to the military division," the military marquis heard Xun You ask himself, and hurriedly replied: "In the opinion of his subordinates, it is better to move on." Don't look at the fact that we only have five hundred, but there is no problem in dealing with a rabble of thousands of yellow turban thieves. ”

When Cao Qiuping heard Xun You's question, her heartbeat couldn't help but accelerate suddenly, she was afraid that Xun You was worried that the Yellow Turban Thieves would be powerful, and turned back, although she knew a little martial arts, but her fists were invincible to four hands, with her own strength, even if she could kill a few Yellow Turban Thieves, but in the end, it would be the end of the jade burning.

Fortunately, the words of the military marquis calmed down her mood. In any case, the five hundred well-trained Jizhou cavalry had to deal with the rabble who had just picked up their weapons for a short time, and they were quite sure of victory.

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At this moment, staying in Caojiazhuang are Qu Shuai Liu Shi and Pinghan, and the two are sitting in the living room of the Cao family, drinking and chatting. Liu Shi said to Ping Han: "I don't know if Zuo Ji and Zhang Ba have taken Tugu County, and they won't send anyone to inform us." ”

"Although the city walls of Tugu County are not high, the water of the moat is also shallow." After Ping Han took a sip of the wine bottle, he said: "But Zuo Ji and Zhang Ba lack the equipment to attack the city, and they can't take the county seat for a while. Or our brother's luck is good, he broke two Zhuangzi in a row, and robbed a lot of wealth and women, if they knew about the left mustache, they wouldn't envy them to death. ”

"By the way, your men have robbed a few women." Liu Shi smiled and said, "If you haven't waited for a while, can you give me two?" ”

"Brother Liu, as the saying goes, women are like clothes, and brothers are like siblings." Ping Han grinned and said, "Which woman do you fancie, just pick it up." It's just that when dividing the property, the eldest brother can take care of the brother more. ”

"Don't worry," Seeing that Pinghan was so generous, Liu Shi also behaved very generously: "When we divide the property another day, we will open four or six, and you will be six and I will be four." How about it, it's more righteous to be a brother, right? ”

"Fight for righteousness," Liu Shi raised the wine bottle in his hand in the Ping Han Dynasty: "Come, Brother Liu, let's drink this cup together." ”

Just as the two of them were having a good drink, suddenly a thief soldier hurriedly ran in and reported to the two: "Two Qu Shuai, something is wrong, there are officers and soldiers outside Zhuangzi." ”

"What?!" Hearing the report of the thieves, the two stood up abruptly and asked with a panicked face, "How many soldiers and horses are there?" ”